The Dragon Stone

This is a Chinese Imperial Dragon. It was a scroll cover for an imperial manuscript during the Qing dynasty. Note the five claws on each foot and the yellow colouring, typical of an imperial dragon.

Picture courtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art
www.metmuseum.org

Museum Caption Information:
Scroll cover for an imperial manuscript,
Qing dynasty, Qianlong period (1736-1795), before 1764
China
Silk and metallic thread on silk (kesi); 15 x 13 1/2 in. (38.10 x 34.29 cm)
Fletcher Fund, 1941 (41.123.2)

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